Referee in bankruptcy, Western District of North Carolina, 1872-
Mayor, Hendersonville, North Carolina, 1878-1879
State representative, North Carolina, 1887-1889, 1895-1897, 1911-1913
U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1889-1891
Judge, Henderson County [North Carolina] Criminal Court, 1895-1896
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, Twelfth Judicial District, 1897-1898
Private practice, Hendersonville, North Carolina
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1916-1918
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, January 27, 1898; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, December 13, 1898; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, December 19, 1899; no Senate vote
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